Process of making shoes



J. G. REXICKER.

PROCESS OF MAKING SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1919.

1,370,997. Patented Mar. 8,1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. REXICKER, 'OFBATAV'IA, NEW YORK.

PROCESS OF MAKING SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed June 23, 1919. Serial No. 306,238.

T 0 all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN G. REXICKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Batavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Making Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoes and refers more particularly to a means for protecting the sole while said sole is passing through the different machines necessary in the process of manufacture of a shoe.

In the ordinary method of manufacturing shoes with French heels a sole is taken and skived at its rear portion and is attached to the upper. The skived portion is then turned back and the heel inserted between the skived portions and the portion that covers the breast line of heel is attached to the heelusually by a suitable cement.

In the ordinary method, as above de scribed, the skived portion of the sole is left loose and unprotected during its passage through the various machines necessary for manufacturing, and it frequently happens that the flap or skived portion becomes separated from the remainder of the solo by tearing, or, if not that, it frequently becomes so mutilated that the entire sole becomes worthless. As can be readily understood, in a large shoe factory, the loss of numbers of these soles, becomes in a very short time, an item ofno small expense.

To avoid the disadvantages of the present day method, this invention has been evolved, which not only is the means of saving considerable money for the manufacturer, but is strong, simple and exceptionally durable.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the course of the following description, taken in conjunction.- with the accompanying drawings, and the particular features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which similar characters of reference denote similar parts in the several views:

Fi re 1, is a side elevation of a shoe sole, showlng in section, my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of a portion of a shoe, showing my invention, and

Fig. 3, is the side view of the finished heel of a shoe.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes the forward, or foot portion of an ordinary shoe sole which is provided with the ordinary rear or heel portion 2. As shown in Fig. 1, the heel portion 2 is skived for a portion of the length of the sole, and which approximates a little greater distance than the heel portion, forming a flap 3.

Interposed between the heel portion 2 and the flap or skived portion 3, is a reinforcing element 4: formed of a relatively thin piece of canvas, cloth or other like material which conforms in size and shape to the size and shape of the skived portion 3.

The reinforcing element 4 is provided, on both sides thereof, with an adhesive substance which serves to hold the heel portion 2, skived portion 3 and the reinforcing element 4: in close relation as clearly disclosed in Fig. 1.

In the process of manufacturing shoes, as shown in Fig. 2, the sole formed of sections 1, 2 and 3, is attached to the upper of the shoe 5 in the usual manner. After this is done the skived portion 3 and reinforcing element 4 are separated from the heel portion 2, by any suitable means, usually by hand. A heel 6 is secured in position on the heel portion 2 in the customary manner.

After the completion of these steps, the reinforcing element 4 is entirely removed from the skived portion 3 and the heel portion 2. The skived portion is then secured against the breast of the heel 6 by adhesive or other suitable means as clearly shown in Fi 3.

It is believed that from the above description, it will be apparent that because of the function of the reinforcing element 1, the sole in passing through the various machines necessary to manufacture will be kept intact and free from mutilation in contradistinction to the usual method of manufacture. I desire it understood, however, that various changes in the invention may be made such as fall within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

attaching the sole to an upper, removing the reinforcing element, and then securing a heel between the sklved port ons. 7

2. The process of maklnga shoe consisting of skiving a sole'for a portion of its length at the heel portion thereof, securing a reinforcing element between the skived 7 portions attaching the sole to an upper, sepa-rating the skived portions from thereinforcing element removing the reinforcing element, attaching'a heel in position between said skived POIUODS, and securing one of the skived portions to the breast of the heel.

8. The process of making a shoe sole, consistingof skiving said sole for a portion of its length at the heel portion thereof, re-

1 movablysecuring a reinforcing element between the skived portion and the heel portion, treating the sole as. is customary in manufacture, and finally removing the reinforcing element from between the skived portion and the heel portion of said sole.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' JOHN G. REXICKER. 

